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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “paul weirich”
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  • Labeling Genetically Modified Food

    The Philosophical and Legal Debate

    Edited by Paul Weirich ...
    Food products with genetically modified (GM) ingredients are common, yet many consumers are unaware of this. When polled, consumers say that they want to know whether their food contains GM ingredients, just as many want to know whether their food is natural or organic. Informing consumers is a major motivation for labeling. But labeling need not be mandatory. Consumers who want GM-free products ... Read more

    $102.39 CAD

  • Models of Decision-Making

    Simplifying Choices

    by Paul Weirich ...
    Classical decision theory evaluates entire worlds, specified so as to include everything a decision-maker cares about. Thus applying decision theory requires performing computations far beyond an ordinary decision-maker's ability. In this book Paul Weirich explains how individuals can simplify and streamline their choices. He shows how different 'parts' of options (intrinsic, temporal, ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Rational Responses to Risks

    by Paul Weirich ...
    Good decisions account for risks. For example, the risk of an accident while driving in the rain makes a reasonable driver decide to slow down. While risk is a large topic in theoretical disciplines such as economics and psychology, as well as in practical disciplines such as medicine and finance, philosophy has a unique contribution to make in developing a normative theory of risk that states ... Read more

    $105.59 CAD

  • Rational Choice Using Imprecise Probabilities and Utilities

    by Paul Weirich ...
    Series series Elements in Decision Theory and Philosophy
    An agent often does not have precise probabilities or utilities to guide resolution of a decision problem. I advance a principle of rationality for making decisions in such cases. To begin, I represent the doxastic and conative state of an agent with a set of pairs of a probability assignment and a utility assignment. Then I support a decision principle that allows any act that maximizes expected ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Realistic Decision Theory

    Rules for Nonideal Agents in Nonideal Circumstances

    by Paul Weirich ...
    Within traditional decision theory, common decision principles -- e.g. the principle to maximize utility -- generally invoke idealization; they govern ideal agents in ideal circumstances. In Realistic Decision Theory, Paul Weirch adds practicality to decision theory by formulating principles applying to nonideal agents in nonideal circumstances, such as real people coping with complex decisions. ... Read more

    $87.19 CAD

  • Collective Rationality

    Equilibrium in Cooperative Games

    by Paul Weirich ...
    Groups of people perform acts that are subject to standards of rationality. A committee may sensibly award fellowships, or may irrationally award them in violation of its own policies. A theory of collective rationality defines collective acts that are evaluable for rationality and formulates principles for their evaluation. This book argues that a group's act is evaluable for rationality if it is ... Read more

    $36.79 CAD

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  • The Analysis of Mind

    by Bertrand Russell ...
    Series series Ideas for Life
    This book has grown out of an attempt to harmonize two different tendencies, one in psychology, the other in physics, with both of which I find myself in sympathy, although at first sight they might seem inconsistent. On the one hand, many psychologists, especially those of the behaviourist school, tend to adopt what is essentially a materialistic position, as a matter of method if not of ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

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  • Coherent Stress Testing

    A Bayesian Approach to the Analysis of Financial Stress

    by Riccardo Rebonato ...
    Series series The Wiley Finance Series
    In Coherent Stress Testing: A Bayesian Approach, industry expert Riccardo Rebonato presents a groundbreaking new approach to this important but often undervalued part of the risk management toolkit.Based on the author's extensive work, research and presentations in the area, the book fills a gap in quantitative risk management by introducing a new and very intuitively appealing approach to stress ... Read more

    $76.99 CAD

  • Statistical Evidence

    A Likelihood Paradigm

    by Richard Royall ...
    Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics and Applied Probability
    Interpreting statistical data as evidence, Statistical Evidence: A Likelihood Paradigm focuses on the law of likelihood, fundamental to solving many of the problems associated with interpreting data in this way. Statistics has long neglected this principle, resulting in a seriously defective methodology. This book redresses the balance, explaining why science has clung to a defective methodology ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

  • Introductory Statistical Inference with the Likelihood Function

    by Charles A. Rohde ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This textbook covers the fundamentals of statistical inference and statistical theory including Bayesian and frequentist approaches and methodology possible without excessive emphasis on the underlying mathematics. This book is about some of the basic principles of statistics that are necessary to understand and evaluate methods for analyzing complex data sets. The likelihood function is used for ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Light on Life’s Difficulties

    by James Allen ...
    “Light on Life’s Difficulties” is a 1912 self-help book by British writer James Allen. Within it, Allen explores the nature and origin of day-to-day problems, offering advice and insight on how to overcome difficulties and live a happier life. James Allen (1864–1912) was a British writer most famous for his inspirational poetry and being an early leader of the self-help movement. “As a Man ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Logically Fallacious

    The Ultimate Collection of Over 300 Logical Fallacies (Academic Edition)

    by Bo Bennett, PhD ...
    This book is a crash course in effective reasoning, meant to catapult you into a world where you start to see things how they really are, not how you think they are. The focus of this book is on logical fallacies, which loosely defined, are simply errors in reasoning. With the reading of each page, you can make significant improvements in the way you reason and make decisions. Logically Fallacious ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus